New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06
MR. BISHOP MAKES 4 STIR UP-TOUN.

HE DRIVES BLINDFoLDED THROUGH THE STREETS
AND FINDS A PIN hid HALF 4 MILE AWAY
Washington Irving Bishop set out yesterday afternoon
smash the muscular theory OF mind reading" with
which Marshall T.. Wilder, Henry Guy Carleton and
others have OF late been explaining away his
He invited hundred people 10 his parlors In tie
Hoffman House and after amusing them FOR ten minutes
with his talk grayey proposed to repeat his Boston
pertinent of driving through the streets bindfoded and
hnding object hidden by his committee somewhere
within a mile Of the hotel. The four men
drafted the committee were Colonel Thomas
Editor Of Puck. and Henry Guy Carleton They
borrowed small brooch pin from Mrs Frank Leslie aud
ceptlo room OF the Gramercy Park Hotel Then they
turned with very solemn faces 10 the Hoffman House
pinned to a blackboard and when the members OF tho
committee arrived he proceeded TO search their thoughts
for the place OF concealmen Taking their wrists In turn
he ran the map several times ana finally pricked
his pencil INTO the green spot which stood for raDcy
Park. Mr. Bunner had put the name OF the house and
the other details of the hiding on slip OF paper III
sealed envelope. He stayed behind TO guani IT. MI
Bishop down 10 the Twenty itth-s entrance Win
the other committeeman and got into a low. open car
rage lie was'ghtly bllndolded and wore black ak
hood his head From his wrist slack copper cord
the wrist OF Mr. Hoyt who sat next TO HIM in the
aud then back IN coil two TO tue wrists Of
Colonel knox and Mr. Carleton. who were behind These
two committeeman held their free hands TO the back OF
the mind-rcaders" head
The horses Mr. Bishop drove we're spirited and started
brsky Twenty -ufthst 70 fltthaNe., aud then
through Twenty ST 10 Madsonave. bowling moD
followed Old men with gray boards ANA hair VINO tied
10 run behind the 4" mind readers" carriage club men
and dudes WHO got out OF Oh wv,
street and park ramps, whose legs aud lungs were
seasoned and held the end Mr. Bishop hesitaled
the crowd of men ears ana carriages =, uoMh
Madson-ave To twenty -thiiusI, 10 RUM on,
ave- 70 Eghteenhst, TO Irving place. TO Twentleth'st,
and acruss Twenteth-st TO the east end of Gramercy
Park Here the party got out and M Bishop taking
DIR Hoyts arm rushed him straight to the Gramercy
paw o,e The shut the little group or four Tor
,' NANTES and then the mind reader" appeared
without his cap and bandages, his face flushed ana ms
49, tsinkling He had found the brooch and the
oyoSd some OF whom had fanced him smallpox
of undertaken, Checred when no
beId M the little pin The drive back was rapid
one and Mr. Bishop who seemed worn out dismissed INC
Snests nj the hotel briefly The committee was satisfied
win tho honesty the search and said SO unanimously
MIR Bishop added that its success showed that he ooua
read other peoples thoughts without actual contact
was hear fainting," he continued, at the Gram
erey Hotel The air inside tire hood had become exhaust
al and NV pulse ran up TO 100 beats minute l
Wouldn't Try the thing again to-day for ,oooooo
MIR Bishop promised 10 give his own theory OF MS per
fornances nt Wallacks Theatre this evening Among
Mr. Bishops guests yesterday were justin Meoafth ana
his daughter John Mackey, Henry r. Abbey, ioiioo
Justice Gcdney Mrs. f. A. p Barnard, Miss Harriet
Wcbb Marshall l.. Wilder, Mrs FRANK Lesne' Chattcs
Frohman and Mrs. Agnes Booth